Just a quick public service announcement: Carbon for Android has not been published. If you see it somewhere, it’s fake. And probably malware. This information comes straight from the developers. So just go back to waiting. Who knows how… Read more

Facebook wants to be the center of your phone, and it’s pushing for it. However, after adding a ton of new icons to your app drawer, and people revolting, they’ve learned their lesson. They’re taking it slow. After updating the iOS app, they’re now focusing on Android. First change is that they are putting a Messenger button in the upper right hand… Read more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w6nFOZwd80&feature=player_embedded#! Usually, returning a leased car takes a lot of paperwork and time. Nissan and Infiniti aim to change that, in a fairly simple way. Instead of all that paperwork, they’d be using iOS or Android device, be it a smartphone or a tablet. They would take a photo of the sticker with the… Read more

At Motorola’s event yesterday, they said that most of their phones released in 2011 and after would be getting the Jelly Bean update. Of course, not all. Some phones will be stuck on an older version of Android (Gingerbread!). However, if you own one of these devices, Motorola announced that they’d give you $100 in credit if you buy one of their new… Read more

The official µTorrent client for Android has been released. Best of all, it’s free and has absolutely no limitations. Not speed, not file size, nothing. You download what you want. Of course, this app is still in beta, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking anything. If you find anything, be sure to email the devs with bug reports. They’re asking for… Read more

Google has added a feature to the Play Store that recommends apps for you. Not sure where it gets its info besides your friends +1′ing apps, but it’s been decent at guessing apps for me. And if an app doesn’t interest you, you can press the cross out icon to remove it. Definitely a good addition, Google. Android… Read more

Plume, arguably the best Twitter client for Android (my personal favorite), has been updated with some pretty big changes. First of all is a revamped UI. The first “Home” column is no longer there, replaced by a new slide out page opened by clicking the arrow at the top left. To teach new users how to do this, on the first start there is an amazing… Read more

The new update for Firefox For Android mostly focuses on tablets, which is great. It comes with a new UI, which is absolutely gorgeous. Very well thought out. Here is a full changelog: Native UI for tablets, including faster startup and a beautiful new Awesome Bar! Desktop sites can now be requested from the menu Even better tabs experience -… Read more

After the verdict of the Apple vs. Samsung case, we knew there would be consequences. Well here they are: Apple is trying to ban 8 Samsung devices from being sold in the US. Here are the 8 devices: Galaxy S 4G Galaxy S2 AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket Galaxy S2 T-Mobile Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Galaxy S Showcase Droid Charge Galaxy… Read more

Everyone knows that Facebook for Android sucks, pretty bad. It’s slow, sometimes unusable. Not a good experience considering a massive amount of Facebook’s traffic is from mobile devices. The app is so bad, people use the mobile site instead. And that means something is seriously wrong. Well Facebook understands that, and is now forcing the Android… Read more

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